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Mindfully Embracing Challenge

Avoid challenge and have a boring life without growth. Recklessly push your self into overwhelm and you get injured and regress. Lean into the edge of challenge and you feel the exhilaration of growth and empowerment. As we mindfully embrace

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Humility versus Expediency

Both humility and expediency show up as flexibility. So what is the difference? Humility involves a commitment to our values. An open hearted awareness certainly helps us to heal and to grow. Our values give this growth some sort of

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“This is not McMindfulness by any stretch of the imagination” – The Psychologist

“This is not McMindfulness by any stretch of the imagination” – The Psychologist. An interesting interview with JonKabat Zinn discussing the place of mindfulness in relation to psychology and Buddhism.

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Mindfulness meditation beats sleep hygiene for older adults

Older adults who suffer from moderate insomnia may benefit from mindfulness meditation, a clinical trial shows. The research indicates this form of meditation is a better bet for a good night’s sleep than the more conventional strategy of focusing on

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Heaven and Hell

An old monk was sitting in deep meditation by the side of the road with his eyes half closed, his legs crossed and his hands folded in his lap. Suddenly his meditation was interrupted by the gruff and strident voice

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Self compassion, Mindfulness and Healthy Attachment

Attachment patterns established between parents  and children serve those children well through life. It allows them to form healthy adult friendships and intimate relationships. I also allows them to embrace the opportunities that life presents to them. When attachment is healthy,

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Self Compassion

Being kind to yourself, seeing your self as having normal human imperfections and being mindfully aware form the basis of self compassion. Self compassion is a much more helpful quality to develop than self esteem. Self esteem development programs have been

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Love, Courage and Wisdom

LOVE without COURAGE and WISDOM is sentimentality, as with the ordinary church member. COURAGE without LOVE and WISDOM is foolhardiness, as with the ordinary soldier. WISDOM without LOVE and COURAGE is cowardice, as with the ordinary intellectual. Therefore one with

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